TIC 277314291
Eclipsing binaryNew candidate
Notes
Found automatically by hunt.py in TESS sector 13 (flagged in 16 sector(s)). Detection score 379.3.
Not in VSX, ASAS-SN or ZTF variable catalogues at the time of the search; not in Gaia DR3's variable lists.
Unchecked by hand yet: verify the period, nearby stars and a wider catalogue search.
The signal
| Type | Eclipsing binary |
| Status | New candidate |
| Period (days) | 1.16629 |
| Period source | hunt.py on TESS QLP sector 13 |
| Eclipse / dip depth | 2.3% |
| Amplitude | 3.1% |
| Data used | TESS sector 13 (QLP) |
The star (Gaia & TESS)
| Distance (pc) | 1,006 (~3,282 light years) |
| Temperature (Gaia) | 5,260 K |
| Size (Gaia) | 5.38 x the Sun |
| Mass (Gaia) | 2.05 x the Sun |
| Luminosity (Gaia) | 19.98 x the Sun |
| Colour, Gaia BP-RP | 1.15 |
| RUWE (Gaia) | 0.78 - fits a single star |
| Gaia G mag | 11.82 |
| TESS mag | 11.23 |
Names & neighbours
| TIC ID | 277314291 |
| Gaia DR3 ID | 4659385654662865280 |
| SIMBAD name | 2MASS J05374050-6729193 [*] |
| Nearest known variable | Gaia DR3 4659385482864164736 (L), 48" away |
| RA (deg) | 84.4188 |
| Dec (deg) | -67.4887 |
| Look it up | SIMBAD · VSX · ESASky · ExoFOP |
Record
| Found by | hunt.py (automatic) |
| Date | 2026-10-09 |
Where it sits among the stars
ESA Gaia colour and true brightness. Grey: every Star Log candidate. Orange: this star.
Data files
- TIC277314291_s0013.fits 82 KB
- TIC277314291_s0013.png 47 KB
- thumb.png 44 KB
- meta.json
